New York, USA - There has been a seismic shift in the balance of the equation as we lost another great one. Indeed, this loss is close to home and is personal to many of us who have come through When Steel Talks/Basement Recordings. Educator, intellectual and philosopher Teddy Vann passed away Sunday December 6, 2009.

Doctors, lawyers, network writers, bosses, friends - folks from all walks of life gave testament after testament at his funeral, as to how this life-long Brooklynite impacted positively on their lives. It was a true celebration of the life of Teddy Vann.

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Below the late Luther Vandross performs "Love Power" written by Teddy Vann. They were award grammy for this song.

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  • Thanks for the perspective.  A half step before the tonic is the 7th.  If you hit that tonic, you get resolution, if you don't then  you are left with an unresolved 7th.  Teddy certainly left me with that.  I always thought we would sit down one day and tell all those great stories but alas that note stayed hanging.  And that's ok.  The wonder of what if keeps us imagining, keeps us creating.  What is to be remembered is Teddy's extraordinary commitment to the education of our children.  For all of us who were touched by his life, a fitting honor for his life is to continue that legacy.  A Teddy Vann Scholar Athlete Program just might make those sneakers, propping the casket open, move a little with a gesture of approval. What a way to resolve that 7th. Who's game?

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